Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 546
ned. With this simplest form of ink-holder we mustclass the ink-horn, and the clay stand that hasa ring-handle for carrying. The ink-horns, too,needed either a support, when used on a table,or a cord when carried upon the scribes person. A compromise between ink-horn and fountain-pen is found in… … A GREEK ROYAL INK-STAND. with ink until it will yield ink to the brush onslight pressure. The long square box holds the 534 ABOUT OLD INK-STANDS. [April, pen, which is a brush, of course. The lid ofthe ink-stand is hinged at the top of the brush-box, so it swings clear over to thestop or stud,…
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